Peyton Truitt walked into Darrell Hazell's office Sunday afternoon and the second-year Purdue coach asked the West Lafayette lineman the reason for his visit.

"Came to make a dream come true," Truitt told Hazell.

With those words, the 6-foot-5, 285-pound Truitt switched his commitment from Miami (Ohio) to the Boilermakers, becoming the 14th known member of Hazell's 2015 recruiting class.

Truitt committed to Miami after a campus visit in May, but Hazell offered the Red Devils' standout a scholarship in June. Truitt was torn between keeping his commitment to Miami and the opportunity of playing football for a program that he's grown up around.

"This was an incredibly hard decision. I've spent many hours sitting down with my parents and laying out the situations," he said. "Ultimately, Purdue is home. My family is four generations on both sides Purdue grads. Everything I've ever done in my 18 years of being here has been tied back to Purdue."

Still, the phone call to Miami's coaching staff was a difficult one for Truitt to make.

"I have a lot of respect for the coaching staff at Miami. The coaching staff at Miami was one of my major factors in committing so early," he said.

Truitt, who plans to major in supply chain management at Purdue, has a lot of room to grow. This is Truitt's second season of varsity football after missing his sophomore year because of a broken leg.

"I had immense growth from the end of last season to the beginning of this season," Truitt said. "Now, I'm learning every day and I see growth every single day. Coach (Jim) Bridge and coach (John) Shoop think I have a high ceiling. I think I have a high ceiling too. I'm excited to see how that grows over the next four to five years."

Now Truitt turns his focus to helping West Lafayette enjoy success during the 2014 season. The Red Devils started with a thrilling victory over Tri-West on Friday and host county rival McCutcheon this week.

When Truitt committed to Miami, he said 1,000 pounds was lifted off his chest. What about now?